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July 03, 1993|By Daily Press staff reports

APPLY FOR SEAT ON SCHOOL BOARD

MATHEWS - County residents have until 4:30 p.m. July 21 to apply for an upcoming vacancy on the School Board. Applications are available at the office of the county administrator on the second floor of the county office building on the court square.

Shaun M. Kelley, who has served for three years, resigned in June because he has moved out of the county. He will serve until supervisors appoint someone to fill his unexpired term.

The term will extend through June 1994.

YOUTH, 16, ARRESTED IN NN SHOOTING

NEWPORT NEWS - Newport News police arrested a 16-year-old accused of shootingat another teen-ager in the 400 block of Savage Drive on Thursday.

Police spokeswoman Lynn James said the suspect allegedly fired five shots from a .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol at a 14-year-old boy during an argument.

None of the shots hit the youth. James had no other information about the incident.

Because the suspect is a juvenile, police would not release his name. He was turned over to juvenile authorities.

JUDGE SENTENCES EX-HU STUDENT

NORFOLK - A former Hampton University student has been sentenced by a U.S. District Court judge for filing false income tax statements, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Felicia Denise German was sentenced to six months home detention and was ordered to pay $3,500 restitution, a $1,000 fine and serve three years probation upon completion of home detention.

German was one of several dozen HU students convicted following a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal tax refunds. She filed documents enabling her to get more than $2,500 in refunds, according to an IRS official.